Man, 35, who murdered boss's wife with axe when he was an Eagle Scout 17 years ago, executed after last meal of shrimp and grits, pancakes and caramel candy

A death row prisoner was executed by lethal injection today for sexually assaulting and beating his former boss's wife to death with an axe handle in 1995.

Larry Matthew Puckett, 35, was pronounced dead at 6.18 pm at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, authorities said.

Puckett was an 18-year-old Eagle Scout when he was convicted of the murder of Rhonda Hatten Griffis, a 28-year-old mother of two, who was found dead in her mobile home on October 14, 1995.

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